Therapist, Functional Family Therapy-Adult Program
About The Position
RiseBoro’s Functional Family Therapy–Adult (FFT-A) program is part of its Clinical Services unit. It is a strength-based, evidence-informed, culturally responsive therapeutic program that aims to reduce community and interpersonal violence by engaging people in a change process that nurtures hope and strengthens relationships. The program considers interfamilial and extrafamilial factors and how they influence therapeutic processes. The Therapist is an integral part of successful treatment. The role provides family therapy and related clinical and concrete services, collaborates with the therapy team, supports Case Managers, and completes assessment, documentation, training, and program-effectiveness activities. Therapists work with families in home, virtual, or office settings and must be flexible to meet families when they are available, including evenings or weekends. This is a full-time, day-shift position located at 1474 Gates Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. The stated salary range is $66,357–$78,000.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in social work, counseling, mental health, or another relevant human service profession.
- Two years of experience in children and family services.
- Ability and willingness to work with families in their homes.
- Flexibility to work when families are available, including non-traditional and flexible hours such as evenings and weekends.
- Ability to work independently and contribute to a team.
- Very good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong clinical skills.
- Ability to internalize and work within the FFT-A philosophy and model.
- Ability to work with respect for cultural diversity.
- Ability to engage families who may not want the service.
- Ability to adapt and individualize program interventions using family strengths and skills.
- Commitment to empowering families to solve their own problems and belief in people’s capacity to grow and change.
- Ability to establish mutually respectful relationships in which families are full partners empowered to solve their own problems.
- Ability to intervene decisively when necessary to protect family members.
- Ability to set appropriate boundaries and limits for best practice.
- Commitment to RiseBoro’s mission, vision, and values.
- Ability to understand institutional and structural racism and bias and their impact on underserved and underrepresented communities.
- Demonstrated commitment to supporting communities that have experienced systemic oppression and bias.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual Spanish.
- Expertise working with young adults ages 19–27.
Responsibilities
- Carry an assigned caseload.
- Provide at least weekly, one-hour family therapy sessions in clients’ homes, virtually, or in an office.
- Actively participate as part of the therapy team.
- Complete formalized FFT-A assessments.
- Regularly refer families to appropriate services and supports.
- Provide families with clinical and concrete services.
- Compile and maintain required records and complete basic accountability tasks.
- Attend FFT-A training sessions and supplemental continuing education modules, integrating the required data management system into service-delivery decisions with fidelity.
- Provide supervision to assigned Case Managers together with the Program Supervisor.
- Provide life-skills classes.
- Collect information about program effectiveness with administrative staff.
- Perform other related duties as requested by the direct supervisor or Clinical Director.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
